2017 Fall Preview

Fall Preview

Find out when notable new shows are premiering, which ones to watch, and which to skip. Click through to the show pages for more details and to track your favorites! Wondering which shows the SideReel community thinks will be hits? Take a peek at SideReel's
2017 Fall Trending page to see what's getting the most tracks.

Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Captain Ed Mercer finally gets his chance to command a ship for the Planetary Union, a far-reaching, mostly peaceful civilization.

Rachel's Opinion: Pick!Am I endorsing a Seth MarFarlane show? Sometimes I surprise even myself, but I actually think this show looks like my kind of weird.

In the 25th century, Earth is part of the Planetary Union, a far-reaching, mostly peaceful civilization with a fleet of 3,000 ships. Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Captain Ed Mercer (series creator Seth MacFarlane) finally gets his chance
to command one of these ships: the U.S.S. Orville.

This drama series follows the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York's Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s.

Elle's Opinion: Pan!I'm not at all interested in how the NY porn industry began in the '70s, but I'm a fan of George Pelecanos, so I'll check it out.

This drama series follows the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York's Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world at the pioneering moments of what would become the billion-dollar
American sex industry.

The iconic sci-fi series returns with new missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms.

Rachel's Opinion: Pick!So excited to have a Star Trek series back on the air, or, on CBS All-Access.

Fifty years after it first premiered, the iconic sci-fi series returns with new missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.

For 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas, where church and football are king, not math and science.

Rachel's Opinion: Pan!Iain Armitage is indeed adorable, but I just can't get on board with a Big Bang Theory-adjacent show that we do not need.

For 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage), it isn't easy growing up in East Texas, where church and football are king, not math and science. While the gifted Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.

While a team of analysts wield the world's most advanced surveillance technology from Washington, D.C., a Special Ops squad of undercover specialists use their unbreakable bond and commitment to freedom to execute missions in some of the most dangerous
places in the world.

Elle's Opinion: Pick!Has Mike Vogel finally found his leading role in a good show? Hopefully! There's lots of action, but will the writing be good enough?

While a team of analysts wield the world's most advanced surveillance technology from Washington, D.C., a Special Ops squad of undercover specialists use their unbreakable bond and commitment to freedom to execute missions in some of the most dangerous
places in the world.

Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, joins a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, he uses his medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism
of his colleagues.

Alex's Opinion: Pan!I pray for a post-Bates success for Freddie Highmore... I just don't think this is it.

Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, joins a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, he uses his medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism
of his colleagues.

David Boreanaz stars in a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.

Alex Elias's Opinion: Pan!I hope i'm wrong and that this ends up being a wonderful international action show like Strike Back. Doubt it.

David Boreanaz stars in a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.

After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they escape to Hawaii, where they must find a way to reunite with each other and return to their home before their way of life is destroyed forever.

Morgaine's Opinion: Pan!After playing Ramsay Bolton, I don't think I can look at Iwan Rheon any more. Also, what's with the giant bulldog?

After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they escape to Hawaii, where they must find a way to reunite with each other and return to their home before their way of life is destroyed forever.

A cynical skeptic and a genius “true believer” in the paranormal are recruited by a secret government agency to look into the rampant “unexplained” activity in Los Angeles - all while uncovering a larger mystery that could threaten the existence of
the human race.

A cynical skeptic and a genius “true believer” in the paranormal are recruited by a secret government agency to look into the rampant “unexplained” activity in Los Angeles - all while uncovering a larger mystery that could threaten the existence of
the human race.

Inspired by the notion that a million minds are better than one, a visionary tech innovator creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve his daughter’s murder, and revolutionizes crime solving in the process.

Inspired by the notion that a million minds are better than one, a visionary tech innovator creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve his daughter’s murder, and revolutionizes crime solving in the process.

Jane Sadler is an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation whose young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night. Just like her controversial police TV show, everything is a mystery, everyone has a secret,
and no one can be trusted.

Zaz's Opinion: Pick!It's so nice to see Kyra Sedgwick back on TV.

Jane Sadler is an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation whose young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night. Just like her controversial police TV show, everything is a mystery, everyone has a secret,
and no one can be trusted.

Mark Feuerstein stars as Josh, a new divorcé and actor between projects who moves home to New York to regroup, living in an apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome parents on one side and his competitive brother, sister-in-law, and their new baby
on the other.

Zaz's Opinion: Pan!Just the preview makes me want to run screaming into another county.

Mark Feuerstein stars as Josh, a new divorcé and actor between projects who moves home to New York to regroup, living in an apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome parents on one side and his competitive brother, sister-in-law, and their new baby
on the other.

Reed and Caitlin are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. But then their teenage kids are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants.

Alex Elias's Opinion: Pick!I feel like I've waited my entire TV-watching career to see Amy Acker in the lead role.

Reed and Caitlin are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. But then their teenage kids are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants.

A single-camera comedy examining one man’s life over a 50-year span. The show will focus on three distinct periods in his life – as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day, and a 65-year-old in 2042.

Chris's Opinion: Pan!A CBS comedy taking place in three different time periods? LOL, maybe the laugh track will save it from early cancellation.

A single-camera comedy examining one man’s life over a 50-year span. The show will focus on three distinct periods in his life – as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day, and a 65-year-old in 2042.

Young rapper Courtney cooks up the publicity stunt of the century: running for mayor of his hometown in California to generate buzz for his music career. Unfortunately, his master plan goes wildly awry, ending in the most terrifying of outcomes: an
election victory.

Alex's Opinion: Pick!I'm just here for Daveed Diggs. (Is he even actually in this?)

Young rapper Courtney cooks up the publicity stunt of the century: running for mayor of his hometown in California to generate buzz for his music career. Unfortunately, his master plan goes wildly awry, ending in the most terrifying of outcomes: an
election victory.

Esther and Richard Shapiro's famed 1981-1989 series is back, following two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children.

Audrey's Opinion: Pan!Does the 1 percent of the 1 percent really need more of a spotlight right now?

Esther and Richard Shapiro's famed 1981-1989 series is back, following two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children.

A talented and young African-American comedian tries to navigate the tricky waters of maintaining his credibility as his star power rises and he begins to transition over into the mainstream, afraid of becoming what he calls “white famous.”

A talented and young African-American comedian tries to navigate the tricky waters of maintaining his credibility as his star power rises and he begins to transition over into the mainstream, afraid of becoming what he calls “white famous.”

The series centers on a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with an extremely bad attitude about, well, everything. Although he has his drinking under control, Loudermilk discovers that when your life is a complete mess, getting clean
is the easy part.

Elle's Opinion: Pick!Ron Livingston is back with a comedy! I'll watch this guy in anything but it would be great if the show is really funny as well!

The series centers on a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with an extremely bad attitude about, well, everything. Although he has his drinking under control, Loudermilk discovers that when your life is a complete mess, getting clean
is the easy part.

In a series she co-created, Amy Sedaris will show off her diverse homemaking skills. Each episode will revolve around a traditional theme, such as: entertaining the grieving, the craft of love making, and cooking without pots and pans.

T.J.'s Opinion: Pick!Amy is the weirdest, but her brand of weird makes for very watchable TV.

In a series she co-created, Amy Sedaris will show off her diverse homemaking skills. Each episode will revolve around a traditional theme, such as: entertaining the grieving, the craft of love making, and cooking without pots and pans.

The comedy is set in Boston and takes a raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

Mony's Opinion: Pick!Let's just call this show what it is: birth control.

The comedy is set in Boston and takes a raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Marvel's Runaways is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who must unite against a common foe: their parents.

Alex Elias's Opinion: Pick!As far as superhero shows go, the concept for this one sounds different, and intruiging. Curious.

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Marvel's Runaways is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who must unite against a common foe: their parents.